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Chasewater Railway Museum – Just two photos tonight.

Posted on November 15, 2015 by John D | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum –

Just two photos tonight.

This canal basin was situated at the end of the Cannock Extension Canal, which left the Wyrley & Essington Canal at Pelsall. The site was on land opposite the Globe public house ( or where the Globe used to be!), off the East Cannock Road.

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The East Cannock Colliery was on the other side of the East Cannock Road.

The building on the right of the picture was the Boatmen’s Mission.

The basin is in the background, to the right of the chimney.

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Chasewater Railway Museum – Armistice Day

Posted on November 10, 2015 by John D | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum

Armistice Day

The Chasewater Railway Museum is proud to have two Books of Remembrance and two Rolls of Honour to commemorate some of the Railwaymen who lost their lives in the Service of their Country.

The Books of Remembrance are from the London & North Western Railway, and the Midland Railway.

The Rolls of Honour are from the Barry Railway and the North Staffordshire Railway.

We salute all men and women who lost their lives in the Service of their Country.

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Tagged Aldridge, Barry Railway Co, Bloxwich, Book of Remembrance, Brownhills, Burntwood, Cannock, Cannock Wood, Chasewater Railway Museum, Cheslyn Hay, Hazel Slade, Heath Hayes, Hednesford, Lichfield, London & North Western Railway, Midland Railway Objects, North Staffs Railway, Norton Canes, Pelsall, Roll of Honour, Walsall, Walsall Wood, Wolverhampton

Chasewater Railway Museum – The Causeway

Posted on November 9, 2015 by John D | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum

The Causeway

Worthington locos Nos.20 & 21 on the causeway with the Maryport & Carlisle coach in April, 1971

Taken in 1992

Taken in 2005

2011 – A hole in the Causeway!

Later in 2011

May 2011 – First train over re-opened causeway.

Just to show steam locos use it too !!

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Tagged Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Burntwood, Cannock, Cannock Wood, Chasewater Railway, Chasewater Railway Causeway, Chasewater Railway Museum, Cheslyn Hay, Great Wyrley, Hazel Slade, Heath Hayes, Hednesford, Lichfield, Norton Canes, Pelsall, Staffordshire, Walsall, Walsall Wood, Wolverhampton

Chasewater Railway Museum – the first loco

Posted on November 6, 2015 by John D | 1 comment

Chasewater Railway Museum

The first loco

from our photograph collection

Pittsteel No.1 – Another photo from Laurence Hodgkinson’s collection

It wasn’t until late 1967 that motive power arrived in the shape of Pittsteel Hibberd No.1. Development at Chasewater was slow and laborious and it wasn’t until 1970 that all stock at Hednesford had been transferred to Chasewater and the Hednesford depot closed.

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Tagged Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Burntwood, Cannock, Cannock Wood, Chasewater Railway, Chasewater Railway Museum, Cheslyn Hay, Great Wyrley, Hazel Slade, Heath Hayes, Hednesford, Industrial Locos, Lichfield, Norton Canes, Pelsall, Pittsteel.Hibberd, Steam Trains, Walsall, Walsall Wood, Wolverhampton

Chasewater Railway Museum – More wide open spaces!

Posted on November 5, 2015 by John D | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum

More wide open spaces!

Taken from a collection by Laurence Hodgkinson in 1966.

Bleak or what!

Steam Railway??

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Tagged Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Burntwood, Cannock, Cannock Wood, Chasewater Railway, Chasewater Railway Museum, Cheslyn Hay, Great Wyrley, Hazel Slade, Heath Hayes, Hednesford, Lichfield, Norton Canes, Pelsall, Walsall, Walsall Wood, Wolverhampton

Chasewater Railway Museum – Another photo on the Causeway

Posted on November 4, 2015 by John D | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum

Another photo on the Causeway

This time the Neilson – 2937/1882 carrying the ‘Alfred Paget ‘ nameplates – heading a freight train of wagons in various liveries (including rust!), with the Cannock Chase Colliery brake van – affectionally known as the ‘slum’ bringing up the rear.

CCCC Brake Van

This brake van has now fallen into major disrepair, with the chassis collapsing and breaking the sole bars. The interior of the van still remains dry. It has had a few coats of paint over the years, but, as the last known item of rolling stock which actually ran on the line in the mine-working years, it seems a shame that more cannot be done to restore it.

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Tagged Aldridge, Alfred Paget, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Burntwood, Cannock, Cannock Chase Colliery Co., Cannock Wood, Causeway, Chasewater Railway, Chasewater Railway Museum, Cheslyn Hay, Great Wyrley, Hazel Slade, Heath Hayes, Hednesford, Lichfield, Neilson, Norton Canes, Pelsall, Steam Trains, The Slum, Walsall, Walsall Wood, Wolverhampton

Chasewater Railway Museum – A locally built loco.

Posted on November 2, 2015 by John D | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum

A locally built loco.

A photograph from our collection of one of the locomotives which worked in the area and was actually built here!

No.7 Birch 2-4-0T Built at Rawnsley in 1888 but not put to work till 1890. Worked at Brereton 1949/50. Scrapped at Brereton circa 1956.

This next picture shows the loco well past its best – very sad.

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Chasewater Railway Museum – A long time ago on the Causeway!

Posted on November 1, 2015 by John D | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum

A long time ago on the Causeway!

Asbestos with the Maryport & Carlisle Coach and GW brake van

I think that it could have been taken from the path from Norton East Road, or is it at the other end of the causeway? Looking on the right-hand side over the causeway, a sailing boat can be seen, so that can’t be Jeffrey’s Swag.

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Chasewater Railway Museum – Chasewater Wastelands!

Posted on October 31, 2015 by John D | 2 comments

Chasewater Railway Museum

Chasewater Wastelands!

An early photograph of Chasewater Railway – a lot of work has been done since!!

We think that this is the area approaching what is now Chasewater Heaths Station – it’s changed a bit!! Probably taken in the late 60s/early 70s.

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Tagged Aldridge, Brownhills, Burntwood, Cannock, Cannock Wood, Chasewater Railway, Chasewater Railway Museum, Cheslyn Hay, Great Wyrley, Hazel Slade, Heath Hayes, Hednesford, Lichfield, Norton Canes, Old Railway Lines, Pelsall, Staffordshire, Walsall, Walsall Wood, Wolverhampton

Chasewater Railway Museum – Photo info please?

Posted on October 30, 2015 by John D | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum

Photo info please?

This is a photo in our collection but we don’t know anything about it except what it says underneath. Does anyone have any idea where on the Chase this 2 ft. gauge railway was? Or the identity of Colonel Wilson?

When the ground was being prepared for the Chasewater Heaths Station, rails of different gauges were uncovered, but we don’t know any more than that.

Latest information, from Phillip Halfpenny: It’s a Manning Wardle, No. 1371/1897. At Great Wyrley Colliery, rebuilt in 1911, scrapped in 1944. Thanks to Phillip.

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Chasewater Railway Museum –

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Armistice Day

We salute all men and women who lost their lives in the Service of their Country.

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The Causeway

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The first loco

from our photograph collection

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More wide open spaces!

Taken from a collection by Laurence Hodgkinson in 1966.

Bleak or what!

Steam Railway??

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Another photo on the Causeway

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A locally built loco.

A photograph from our collection of one of the locomotives which worked in the area and was actually built here!

No.7 Birch 2-4-0T Built at Rawnsley in 1888 but not put to work till 1890. Worked at Brereton 1949/50. Scrapped at Brereton circa 1956.

This next picture shows the loco well past its best – very sad.

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A long time ago on the Causeway!

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Chasewater Wastelands!

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Photo info please?

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